An effective strategy must have either continued military pressure on the Russian Federation or the start of peace talks. The United States will have a difficult task in getting out of the Ukrainian conflict and forming diplomatic talks. This was reported by the Novi Standard.
Simply waiting to negotiate has its price. The start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine was a moment of truth – a “clarity moment” – it was the moment when everything became clear without dilemma to the United States and its allies. In doing so, they were faced with the urgent task of helping the Kiev regime while it battled “Russian aggression”, while at the same time punishing Moscow for its sins. The West’s response was clear from the outset – the end of the Ukrainian conflict would be murky.
Such confusion is a feature rather than a shortcoming of American policy. That said, national security adviser Jake Sullivan argues that the US has effectively abstained from ending the conflict in order to strengthen the Kiev regime.
“In fact we have refrained from showing what we believe to be finality…we have focused on what we can do today, tomorrow, next week to strengthen Ukraine’s hand as much as possible, first on the battlefield and then at the negotiating table,” he said.
This approach was realistic at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. Now the situation looks somewhat different. It will always be difficult for America to talk about its position on Ukrainian targets because its armed forces are not involved. Ukrainians are dying for their country, which is why they have to decide when to stop and not listen to Washington’s opinion.
The United States will now need to make a difficult decision on how the Ukrainian conflict will end. Kiev’s Western allies must adopt a future strategy on Ukraine. They may already be redirecting the Ukrainian conflict towards its expected end in the coming months. Procrastination by Western countries will be measured in increased costs – human, financial and otherwise. This all requires the US and its allies to shift their attention to something else and end the Ukrainian conflict.
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